Photo Storage Methods at DePaul University

Introduction Executive Summary Background Hypotheses Method

Results Discussion Limitations Conclusion Method

Executive Summary

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In the introduction we describe the purpose of our experiment. We introduce our research question and also stress the relevance of our research based on recent findings.

In the background section, we provide a summary of past research on this topic to know what others have said/found. We found information that lead to making educated guesses for our hypothesis.

In the hypothesis section, we have two hypotheses and null hypothesis for our experiment. The first one is based on which method DePaul students are more likely to use for photo storage. The second one is based on where DePaul students store their photos, online or hard-drive.

In the method section, we stated the process of our experiment. We made sure to talk about the essentials in our survey such as our population, demographics, survey type, confidentiality, consent, and our approach to taking the survey. It is a clear and concise description of our procedure for this research. In the results section, we analyzed the results from the online survey and developed a summary of our findings. We will present these findings and relate them to our hypothesis.

In the discussion section, we discuss our findings and the possible reasons for the results. We will look at our demographics to see how it relates to our results and compare our results to findings of others in the past. We will also examine our results to see how it can be used to generalize to a larger population.

In the limitation section, we will present the potential problems and confounding factors that may have influenced our results. We will also have the mistakes that we may have made in the questions we asked, or lack thereof. As a result, we can find ways to improve for next time.

In the conclusion section, we will present the most important findings and implications of our study. We will express the possible ways the study could be expanded, what questions remain unanswered, and what follow-up studies should be done. We will also include any recommendations for future researchers.



© Claire Yates, Nuhamin Woldemariam, Cashawndra Hunter, Bo Lazarevski
last update 01/02/2009